The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-15
FROM CALIFORNIA.
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SAN DIEGO, CAL. Nov. I7.-EDTToR
OF NEWS: The following is a clipping
from the San Diego Union of this
morning, and as it treats officially of
the death rate Of the state of Cali
fornia, I thought that some of your
many readers who want to come TO
this coast on account CT their
health would read it with interest, and
| fully believe that many Of them
would not better their condition:
The October bulletin Of the state
four towns during that month, there
were 1,O40 deaths in an estimated
total population of 707 $50. OF these
deaths, 40 were due to consumption,
81 to pneumonia, IL to bronchitis 10 to
congestion of the lungs, making over
y per cent of total due to disease of
the respiratory organs. The towns
and cities where such diseases were
most numerous are as follows:
San Francisco, 122; Oakland, 66; Sac
ramento. Az Los Angeles, So; San Diego,
Ions Y: Ventura, II; Pasadena. IL;
Monterey, Is. Diseases of the stom-
ach and bowels were fatal in 1I8 cases,
of which 81 occurred in this city, 4S in
Oakland, and the latter scattered
throughout the state. There were 80
deaths from diphtheria, of which 10
were in this city, and q from Group,
OF which were also in San Francisco.
OF scarlet there were cases, measles
8, smallpox 2, typho malarial fever 5,
tyPnold fever 81, remittent and inter-
mittent fever z.
The death rate from all sources for
the month was 1.13, at the rate of 1856
per year. This is an increase over
september, due, it is claimed, to the
meteorological conditions, whose in
t1uence has been manifested in diseases
of the organs of respiration. The
weather during October was warmer
than usual for that month. and with
the lack of rain, had an unfavorable
crease IN typhoid fever is due to the
low water in wells and the diminished
dow in rivers.
1t is true that they have no storms
here. Still, l fully believe that the peo-
pie here have to take greater care of
their health than in Kansas, judging
by the number we meet who are suf-
fering from colds, rheumatism and ma
larial troubles. And then the want Of
electricity in the air is plainly and at
times painfully felt, and to that is at
tributed the very large proportion of
insanity that prevails on this coast, as
it is said that the ratio is six times as
large as in any other state. Many will
be disappointed in not finding beauti-
full country, and can say to such that
there is no use in looking
for beautiful country where the grass
does not grow and clothe the hills
and the valley with verdure, and in my
opinion the grass crop of Kansas is
worth more than all the fruit produced
in southern California. For the
orange, this country is not equal to
Florida, and then the trees are dying
with the scale, and the vines are dying
with new disease in many of the
finest districts. The complaint is also
made that there is but little profit in
grapes at eight dollars per ton. The
expense of living here is very high,
and the inconvenience to be endured
are many, not the least of which are
the fieas, mosquitoes and dust, and
they are almost equal to the plaques of
Egypt.
I will say before closing that the bay
Is beautiful, and that a sail on the bay
and out on the Pacific is something al
ways to be remembered, especially if
you get seasick. Visitors all say of
this place that thew have nothing Int
the bay and the climate. Of the eli
mate can say that it is becoming
rather monOtOnous in a months time,
and that would like to be in Kansas
rain, hail and snow storm for a while,
and I believe that a majority of the
Kansas colony would like it too.
Yours truly, E. p. BRUNER.